Fruit flies fed organic diets are healthier than flies fed nonorganic diets, study finds

A new study looking at the potential health benefits of organic versus non-organic food found that fruit flies fed an organic diet recorded better health outcomes than flies fed a nonorganic diet.

The study from the lab of SMU biologist Johannes H. Bauer, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, found that fruit flies raised on diets of organic foods performed better on several tests for general health.

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Credit for the article to SMU Research. 

http://blog.smu.edu/research/2013/03/25/fruit-flies-fed-organic-diets-are-healthier-than-flies-fed-nonorganic-diets-study-finds/